Boy nameCurrently #7,657 in the USFalling

Tad

//ˈtæd//

1 syllablePeak year: 19663 lettersStarts with T

Meaning & origin

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Tad's popularity over time

Yearly US births named Tad, Social Security Administration data
YearBirths named Tad
19125
19135
191512
19175
19185
19195
19206
192110
19229
19236
19245
192512
192612
19277
192810
192919
19307
19316
193219
193321
193412
193513
19369
19375
193811
193920
194020
194113
194222
194327
194417
194516
194618
194726
194826
194916
195025
195127
195225
195343
195449
195589
1956125
1957149
1958137
1959133
1960145
1961122
1962157
1963169
1964187
1965223
1966265
1967220
1968204
1969170
1970197
1971184
1972160
1973158
1974171
1975169
1976146
1977137
1978116
1979104
1980100
198184
198265
198376
1984130
1985128
1986133
1987103
1988108
1989108
199092
1991110
199279
199388
199475
199566
199658
199747
199829
199929
200031
200132
200238
200331
200435
200537
200636
200731
200822
200925
20109
201123
201221
201319
201420
201515
201618
201711
201817
201917
202010
202113
202211
202314
202411

Tad through the decades

  • Tad peaked in 1966, when 265 babies were named Tad in the US.
  • Over the last 10 years of data (2015–2024), use of Tad has fallen 44% compared to the 10 years before that.
  • Tad currently ranks #7,657 in the US and is cooling off.

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